Norwich Amateur Brewers These Ales of Wonder 2024

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Francesco Antonelli, Chris Aplin, Keith Bailey, Connor Bartlett, KV Bazley, Ben Brewer, Dan Gooderham, Marc Hannewald, M Haworth, Joe Hickey, Andy Hipwell, David Holliday, Rich Humphrey, Victoria Dalila Paz Lobos Marambio, James Pettifor, Steve Plampton, Mat Ridge, Neteli Tamagnini, Jake Thorogood, Pip Wagg, James Wilson, Andrew Woods

Judges - Best of Show

KV Bazley, Dan Gooderham, M Haworth, Andy Hipwell, Victoria Dalila Paz Lobos Marambio

Stewards

Guy Asaert, Danny Brown, Danny Clarke, Will Gant

Staff

Keith Bailey, Danny Clarke, M Haworth, Matias Huhta

Organizer

Richard Dent

By the Numbers

125 Entries 74 Entrants

22 Judges 4 Stewards 4 Staff

40 Placing Entries

Table 1: Best Bitter

19 entries

Judges: Francesco Antonelli, Chris Aplin, KV Bazley, David Holliday, Rich Humphrey, James Wilson, Andrew Woods

1st
Ian Cosier
London Amateur Brewers
Rondy's Ramble (11B: Best Bitter)
2nd
Jake Thorogood
Norwich Amateur Brewers
Hairy Beaver (11B: Best Bitter)
3rd
Barry Long
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
Pilgrimage (11B: Best Bitter)
HM
Guy Asaert
London Amateur Brewers
Sussex Bitter Bonanza (11B: Best Bitter)

Table 2: British Golden Ale

18 entries

Judges: Keith Bailey, Connor Bartlett, Ben Brewer, Dan Gooderham, Steve Plampton, Mat Ridge

1st
Sean O'Toole
Midlands Craft Brewers
Weak Become Heroes (12A: British Golden Ale)
2nd
David Birke
No Frills Joe Homebrew
Golden Axe (12A: British Golden Ale)
3rd
Joe Hickey
London Amateur Brewers
Citra Go-Go (12A: British Golden Ale)

Table 3: Imperial Stout

9 entries

Judges: Connor Bartlett, KV Bazley, Joe Hickey, Andrew Woods

1st
Mikko Salo
Panomaju
Sacred (20C: Imperial Stout)
2nd
Tuomo Äkkinen & Matti Isosomppi Olli-Pekka...
Panomaju
Black Skyes (20C: Imperial Stout)
3rd
Mikko Töykkälä
Panomaju
OKI NOT OKI (20C: Imperial Stout)
HM
James Pettifor
Anglian Craft Brewers
Clydesdale (20C: Imperial Stout)

Table 4: English IPA

10 entries

Judges: Victoria Dalila Paz Lobos Marambio, Pip Wagg

1st
Rob Iafrati
Homebrew Collab (Bristol)
First Gold Green Hop I P A (12C: English IPA)
2nd
Ian Cosier & Marie Coppet & Fede...
London Amateur Brewers
Green Run (12C: English IPA)
3rd
Paul Willis
Homebrew Collab (Bristol)
Willamette Falls IPA (12C: English IPA)
HM
Stew Horne
Twickenham Boars
IP Freely (12C: English IPA)

Table 5: English Porter

8 entries

Judges: Chris Aplin, M Haworth, Neteli Tamagnini

1st
Keith Bailey
Norwich Amateur Brewers
1909 Porter (13C: English Porter)
2nd
Nick Davis
Anglian Craft Brewers
Monkey Hornby (13C: English Porter)
3rd
Rich Humphrey
Norwich Amateur Brewers
Clone Wars (13C: English Porter)

Table 6: Strong Bitter

7 entries

Judges: Victoria Dalila Paz Lobos Marambio, Pip Wagg

1st
Paul Willis
Homebrew Collab (Bristol)
Uberraschung (11C: Strong Bitter)
2nd
Simon Stubbings’
Snagger (11C: Strong Bitter)
3rd
Jacques Marais
London Amateur Brewers
Now You're One Of Us (11C: Strong Bitter)

Table 7: English Barley Wine

7 entries

Judges: Andy Hipwell, Rich Humphrey, James Pettifor

1st
Arthur Olcot
London Amateur Brewers
King AEthelwulf (17D: English Barley Wine)
2nd
Markku Leminen
Panomaju
Tuntematon (17D: English Barley Wine)
3rd
Shane Van Der Westhuizen & Jessica Cosier
Barely A Wine (17D: English Barley Wine)

Table 8: Dark Mild

7 entries

Judges: Keith Bailey, Victoria Dalila Paz Lobos Marambio

1st
John Watson
Anglian Craft Brewers
Tiddly Mouse (13A: Dark Mild)
2nd
Mark Sanderson
London Amateur Brewers
Crooner (13A: Dark Mild)
3rd
Alex Davies
Norwich Amateur Brewers
Beer 2 (13A: Dark Mild)

Table 9: Scottish Beers

7 entries

Judges: Dan Gooderham, Steve Plampton, Jake Thorogood

1st
Andrew Aitchison
Scottish Craft Brewers
Aitchie's Export (14C: Scottish Export)
2nd
Barry Long
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
Lifted Kilt (17C: Wee Heavy)

Table 10: Non-Irish Stouts

9 entries

Judges: David Holliday, James Wilson

1st
Stuart Hubbard
Dark Matter (16B: Oatmeal Stout)
2nd
Mikko Salo
Panomaju
Kudos (16D: Foreign Extra Stout)
3rd
Nick Tredwell
Cross Stout (16B: Oatmeal Stout)

Table 11: Strong British Ale

10 entries

Judges: Chris Aplin, Ben Brewer

1st
Ian Benfell
The Hop Addition Homebrew...
Old Geoffers (17B: Old Ale)
2nd
Kevin Surridge-Dines
Anglian Craft Brewers
Old Ale (17B: Old Ale)
3rd
Jack Davison
Norwich Amateur Brewers
Only Shows Up When He's Winning (17B: Old Ale)

Table 12: Irish

5 entries

Judges: Joe Hickey, Jake Thorogood

1st
Luke Russell
London Amateur Brewers
To Win Just Once (15C: Irish Extra Stout)
2nd
Luke Russell
London Amateur Brewers
Red Cortina (15A: Irish Red Ale)

Table 13: Brown, Bitter & Historical

9 entries

Judges: Andy Hipwell, James Pettifor

1st
Matias Huhta
Panomaju
Draft Punk (11A: Ordinary Bitter)
2nd
Jacques Marais
London Amateur Brewers
Stingo (27A: Historical Beer)
3rd
Mat Ridge
Norwich Amateur Brewers
Conker (13B: British Brown Ale)

Best of Show

Beer

Judges: KV Bazley, Dan Gooderham, M Haworth, Andy Hipwell, Victoria Dalila Paz Lobos Marambio

1st
Sean O'Toole
Midlands Craft Brewers
Weak Become Heroes (12A: British Golden Ale)
2nd
Mikko Salo
Panomaju
Sacred (20C: Imperial Stout)
3rd
Matias Huhta
Panomaju
Draft Punk (11A: Ordinary Bitter)
HM
Ian Benfell
The Hop Addition Homebrew...
Old Geoffers (17B: Old Ale)

Best Brewer

74 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]

PlaceBrewer1st2nd3rdScoreClub
1stMikko Salo12013.0000000Panomaju
2ndSean O'Toole20010.0000000Midlands Craft Brewers
3rdLuke Russell1109.0000000London Amateur Brewers
Ian Cosier1109.0000000London Amateur Brewers

Club of The Year

19 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]

PlaceClub1st2nd3rdHMScore
1stLondon Amateur Brewers342138.0000000
2ndPanomaju242032.0000000
3rdNorwich Amateur Brewers114021.0000000
4thAnglian Craft Brewers120114.0000000
5thHomebrew Collab (Bristol)201013.0000000
6thMidlands Craft Brewers200010.0000000
7thWee County Brewers [Ireland]01107.0000000
8thThe Hop Addition Homebrew Club 10016.0000000
9thScottish Craft Brewers10005.0000000
10thNo Frills Joe Homebrew 01004.0000000
11thTwickenham Boars00011.0000000

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners

Norwich Amateur Brewers These Ales of Wonder 2024 - Awards - Tuesday 22 October, 2024